Why pressure climbs in winter: set the standard first
If you only read one paragraph, read this: why pressure climbs in winter depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Chronic illness and sleep: set the standard first
Anyone who has spent time on chronic illness and sleep has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
How family can help, from judgement to action
Put how family can help back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Can you stop when numbers improve: set the standard first
If you only read one paragraph, read this: can you stop when numbers improve depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Building a condition file: fixing it point by point
If you have already tried building a condition file and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Screening for complications: cost, time and results
Separate two things in screening for complications: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
How many self-checks a day: cost, time and results
Separate two things in how many self-checks a day: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Do emotions move the numbers: the light version and the full one
Anyone who has spent time on do emotions move the numbers has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Insurance with a diagnosis, from judgement to action
Separate two things in insurance with a diagnosis: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Measuring blood pressure properly: a checklist you can tick
Advice on measuring blood pressure properly tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
A home blood pressure sheet: where most people stall
Let us set the limits of a home blood pressure sheet first: it reliably improves a trend you can actually compare, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Timing blood pressure medication: is it worth doing at all
Put timing blood pressure medication back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
When to check blood glucose: three months in this order
If you have already tried when to check blood glucose and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
What HbA1c actually averages: three months in this order
Advice on what HbA1c actually averages tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Recognising hypoglycaemia, from judgement to action
Most people want recognising hypoglycaemia to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
The dietary limits of lipid management: three months in this order
Most people want the dietary limits of lipid management to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on…
Handling a gout flare: the light version and the full one
Separate two things in handling a gout flare: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Long-term uric acid control: is it worth doing at all
There is plenty written about long-term uric acid control and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
What to bring to a follow-up: fixing it point by point
Most people do not fail at what to bring to a follow-up from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Drug and food conflicts: six beginner deviations
If you only read one paragraph, read this: drug and food conflicts depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…